Cholera and related diseases: Grasping bacterial 'friending' paves the way to disrupt biofilm creation
Friday, February 12, 2010 - 11:07
in Biology & Nature
Finding a biological mechanism much like an online social network, scientists have identified the bacterial protein VpsT as the master regulator in Vibrio, the cause of cholera and other enteric diseases. This discovery provides a major tool to combat enteric disease.